Australian Young Greens


The Australian Young Greens is a federation of Young Greens groups from each Australian greens party. Collectively, they form the youth wing of the Australian Greens, representing members aged 31 and under.
The group is underpinned by the four Greens pillars of ecological sustainability, social justice, grassroots democracy, and peace and non-violence.
Notable members of the Young Greens include Jordon Steele-John and Stephen Bates, two of the youngest members of the Australian Parliament when they were elected.

History

The Australian Young Greens and its related state and territory divisions have acted as a recruiting platform for the party and are often involved in activism on various youth-related issues. The group has been active in organising protests, including opposition to the Foetal Personhood Bill in New South Wales in 2014 and the dredging of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland in 2015. The Young Greens have also supported reducing the voting age to 16 and protested against federal funding cuts to Australian universities.
After Lee Rhiannon was removed from the federal Greens higher education portfolio in 2015, the NSW Young Greens released a statement opposing the decision, stating the group "believe that members should have input into all decisions".
In 2025, the NSW Young Greens endorsed Mehreen Faruqi as federal party leader after the resignation of Adam Bandt, while the Australian Young Greens formally opposed Sarah Hanson-Young becoming leader but did not make an endorsement.
, the Australian Young Greens Facebook page has over 112,000 followers, its Instagram page has over 15,000 followers, and its TikTok page has over 27,000 followers.

University groups

The Young Greens are active in most metropolitan and some regional Australian universities. They have student union representation at a number of these universities, with members of the Australian Young Greens having held the position of president at the University of Wollongong, the University of Technology Sydney, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, Flinders University, and others.

List of current university groups

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia